My tribe IRL totals 2, just me and the hubs.

Extended family is split, extremes on both sides. I've basically had to yell at everyone to just shut up because I don't want to hear them blather about any of it (politics). It would be different if anyone stated facts, pointed to history, etc. but no, it's just feels and the absolute belief that they are right. I avoid them as much as possible.

UGH

Most of my friends are "gone". The vast majority got vaxed, see ya. I don't want to be around people who I can't respect.

Most in my field of work revealed themselves to be hypocrites of the first order. Yammering on about taking care of yourself, losing weight, exercising, yada yada yada, but jumped on the vax wagon quick as you please.

As an extroverted introvert, I like the occasional social gathering, the smaller the better. Now that we live out in the sticks, I've discovered how much I like to just sit on the front porch and listen to the birds. At night I listen to the various coyote packs howl across the valley at one another, tribes of a different type.

It's hard to find a tribe when you look around and have a hard time finding intelligence. No matter the party affiliation, religion, etc. Just plain old intelligence. I can chat with someone for 2 minutes and tell whether they are worth my time or not. Intelligence is in seriously short supply.

And anyone who has tried to draw me into their tribe has hit a brick wall. That **** is not happening. Knowing who I am and having my set of beliefs and values already established, good luck. I won't change for love, money or power. I don't give two ****s about being "liked". Middle school was a long ****ing time ago and I'm never going back to that BS. I don't think they like it when I come back with questions that they can't answer or just flat reply "no" or "that is just wrong".

I saw a video that's going around X. A woman bumps into a tranny on the street and he makes a big deal out of it. He gets so mad that she's calling the police and he rips his wig off and starts to threaten her. Meanwhile she's trying to be civil and to my mind, placate him. Just watching it makes me want to be her so I can step in and dare him to take a swing so I can trip him up using his skirt.

This 2 sided philosophy and 1 sided reality is enough to drive you legit crazy.